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Deciphering Microsoft's Yahoo bid
ZDNet.com's Dan Farber talks to CNET News.com's Ina Fried about Microsoft's announcement of a $44.6bn cash-and-stock bid to acquire Yahoo
ZDNet.com editor in chief Dan Farber talks to Ina Fried, senior writer at CNET News.com, about Microsoft's Friday announcement of a $44.6bn (£22.7bn) cash-and-stock bid to acquire Yahoo. They discuss the reasons behind the potential acquisition, the fate of the MSN brand and the absence of Microsoft chairman Bill Gates from the announcement.